Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
1948
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
09/01/1956
Date of Amendment
19/10/2000
Name of Property
Cross in St Nicholas's Churchyard
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Grosmont
Town
Abergavenny
Locality
Grosmont
Easting
340467
Northing
224327
Street Side
Location
In gently sloping churchyard, some 100m N of porch of St Nicholas's Church.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
The remains of a medieval churchyard cross, probably C15. The ground floor of the arched market hall houses a large octagonal stone, with triple quatrefoils on each face, which is said to be the base of this cross.
Exterior
Red sandstone, shaft partly eroded. Base and shaft of medieval churchyard cross, standing some 2m high. Square socket stone broached to an octagon, and a tapering octagonal shaft with corner broaches.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a surviving medieval churchyard cross having group value with St Nicholas's Church.
Scheduled Ancient monument No MM147(MON) 1011
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